The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-10-27
IOWA STATE NEWS.

A reunion Of Mexican Veterans was
held at Creston on the 10th and goth
insts.
Two drug stores at Coon Rapids have
been closed by Commissioner of Phar-
macy Pickett, the proprietors not being
properly registered.
Prohibition is being enforced in Har.
rison county to the extent Of closing
the saloons, while the druggists have .
monopoly Of the liquor business.
At Corning. the Nichols patent right
washing machine conspiracy case ended
in verdict of guilty by the jury.
Welmoro, the partner Of Nichols Is to
be tried.
The new town on the Sioux Falls
extension Of the Illinois Central has
been named Larrabee in honor Of
Iowa's Governor. This is the first
time in the State to honor the Cover
nor by bestowing his name upon o
future city.
At Herndon broom factory, foundry
and machine shop. five new store build
ings, large livery barn and several new
dwellings, with a large new hotel being
erected are among the improvements
| "A new gas well has been put down
about twenty rods north Of the Booth
well and good flow Of gas war
struck.
William Wiekemyer of Cornell, Iowa
and II. w. Rice of Des Moines, Iowa,
were instantly killed in South Omaha
while attempting to cross the railroad
tracks. They stepped out of sou b
bound train and were struck by north
bound train. They were laborcrs EN-.
ployed in the packing houses.
In the United States court At Sioux
City. Col. w. L. Vestal was tried for
embezzlcment of government funds
while postmaster at Storm Lake. the
jury returning verdict of not guilty.
The case has been pending for over
two years, and the friends of Mr.. Yes.
tai will be glad to learn of its fortunate
termination.
Focklcr Bros. manufacturers oil
buggy tops in East Dubuque. are report
ed to have confessed judgement to pro-
tect the home creditors. The confess.
ion amounts to $4,000. This action
was taken owing to the opportunities
of a MilW aukee creditor. The firm
has been doing heavy business be-
yond what its capital would permit.
The famous Jones murder case.
which has been tried three times, is
again on trial at Council Bluffs. Jones
killed man named Roberts ten years
ago, and has been completely impovcr-
ished by prosecutions. and is now
gratuitously defended by Col. Scott, of
Omaha, one of the best lawyers in the
West. Jones is a wreck mentally and
physically, and it is generally predicted
that Col, Scott will clear him.
The novelty is presented in Crawford
county Of lady candidate. who aspircs
to the authorship. Miss Kate Mallory.
who has conducted the office Of auditor
for some time as the deputy Of her
father, has announced herself as 4
candidate, subject to the decision of
the Democratic convention, which meets
on October Is. Should she be nonl-
mated she will be a dangerous COM
pctitor, as she is very popular.
Ex-Sheriff c. c. Redicld, Of Shelby
county suffered dangerous and Sc
we're accident in Council Bluffs. While
passing the Pacific House . heavy
wooden sign from the third story fell
upon him, crushing the bones in one
shoulder and making serious COM
pound fracture and breaking the arm.
The sign also struck another man
named Luther Beville, inflicting inju-
ries on his head that may prove fatal.
The Upper Iowa Conference Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, in session
in Clinton, elected DR.. Mynett, Of Phi.a-
delphia, and DR.. King, Of Cornell Col
lege. as clerical delegates to the
General Conference, which is to con-
vene in Brooklyn next spring. The
Lay Conference, Chas. E. A. Snyder,
editor of the Cedar Falls Gazette,
and J. P. Farley, CT Dubuque, as the
lay delegates to the General Confer
ence.
A Ford, Warren Co.. correspondent
says: Mr.. Miracle, Of Knoxville, has
opened up the coal business where the
Custer Coal Company failed and quit
last winter. The mine had been full
of water about all summer, and when
Mr.. NJ. got ready to 60 to work in his
new purchase the water broke out,
being above the level of the bottom.
and SO run out, saving much labor and
expense. This is the first miracle.
but we have Miracle worker and can
look for prosperity to our town again.
The second annual conference of the
State Society of Christian Endeavor
was held at Waterloo. continuing three
days. The work of the society brought
out many strong addresses and papers,
among them being one of Miss Ella
Reinking of Des Moines, on 1.-The Con-
secretion Meeting Necessity" and
one by Geo. NJ. Ward, Secretary of
the United Society, on 1.-The Work at
Large There was large number of
delegates present who wen { away
carrying the enthusiasm of the confer
cncc to those at home.
The Second Iowa Cavalry held its
third reunion in Muscatine. 1t was
made grand success by the presence
of Gen. w. S. Elliott. of San Francisco,
and Gen. Ed. Hatch, U. S. A., former
Colonel of the regiment. Other prom
inent attendants were Col. w. p. Hep.
burn, Col. c. G. Heaten. and Col. Berg
of the Ninth Illinois Cavalry, The next
meeting will take place in October,
1889, at Maquoekta. j. w. Rumple OF
Marengo was elected President Thomas,
N. Wilds of Anamosa. Vice President,
ard Geo. w. Cilsall of Canton, Secre-
tary and Treasurer.
Atlantic Special: S. +. Martin, our
pioneer hardware merchant, who
twenty years ago left Dcs Moines to
establish himself in business al Lewis,
the then county-seat, sold his hardware
stock and building on yesterday to